BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (Do you take aspirin daily or every other day?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Cardiovascular Disease

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	7,338	2,763	35.7	34.1-37.4	4,575	64.3	62.6-65.9
-Western NC	1,636	628	34.4	31.1-37.9	1,008	65.6	62.1-68.9
GENDER
Male	601	271	37.6	32.0-43.6	330	62.4	56.4-68.0
Female	1,035	357	31.4	27.7-35.4	678	68.6	64.6-72.3
RACE
White	1,514	584	34.2	30.9-37.6	930	65.8	62.4-69.1
African American	53	20	52.3	28.9-74.8	33	47.7	25.2-71.1
Other Minorities	62	21	23.8	8.2-52.1	41	76.2	47.9-91.8
AGE
18-24	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
25-34	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
35-44	342	63	17.4	12.1-24.4	279	82.6	75.6-87.9
45-54	378	118	30.3	23.3-38.3	260	69.7	61.7-76.7
55-64	350	141	36.1	29.4-43.4	209	63.9	56.6-70.6
65-74	339	189	54.4	47.1-61.6	150	45.6	38.4-52.9
75+	215	114	51.6	42.9-60.2	101	48.4	39.8-57.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	297	122	34.7	26.5-43.9	175	65.3	56.1-73.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	518	202	32.4	26.9-38.4	316	67.6	61.6-73.1
Some Post-H.S.	392	157	38.2	31.2-45.8	235	61.8	54.2-68.8
College Graduate	423	144	32.9	27.2-39.1	279	67.1	60.9-72.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	210	89	35.1	26.9-44.3	121	64.9	55.7-73.1
$15,000- 24,999	301	105	30.4	22.2-40.0	196	69.6	60.0-77.8
$25,000- 34,999	187	67	35.7	27.3-45.2	120	64.3	54.8-72.7
$35,000- 49,999	210	88	42.3	32.3-53.0	122	57.7	47.0-67.7
$50,000-74,999	164	55	29.3	21.5-38.4	109	70.7	61.6-78.5
$75,000+	180	58	28.2	20.3-37.9	122	71.8	62.1-79.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	361	139	37.8	32.4-43.5	222	62.2	56.5-67.6
Guilford	365	127	35.8	30.3-41.7	238	64.2	58.3-69.7
Mecklenburg	338	99	29.1	23.8-35.1	239	70.9	64.9-76.2
Orange	319	117	32.0	24.8-40.2	202	68.0	59.8-75.2
Wake	318	103	30.2	24.8-36.3	215	69.8	63.7-75.2
Chatham/Lee	327	126	37.6	30.8-44.8	201	62.4	55.2-69.2
Nash/Wilson	300	124	42.9	36.6-49.4	176	57.1	50.6-63.4
Craven/Pamlico	350	132	37.9	32.3-43.9	218	62.1	56.1-67.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	352	144	41.0	34.3-48.1	208	59.0	51.9-65.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	341	144	40.0	33.5-46.9	197	60.0	53.1-66.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	379	146	37.0	31.0-43.4	233	63.0	56.6-69.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	332	136	40.8	28.1-54.9	196	59.2	45.1-71.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	356	156	42.7	37.0-48.7	200	57.3	51.3-63.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	339	127	33.6	27.9-39.9	212	66.4	60.1-72.1
Northeast NC I	369	139	36.6	31.1-42.4	230	63.4	57.6-68.9
Northeast NC II	412	157	37.5	32.2-43.0	255	62.5	57.0-67.8
Northeastern Partnership	781	296	37.2	33.2-41.3	485	62.8	58.7-66.8
Mountain AHEC	1,055	399	35.4	31.5-39.5	656	64.6	60.5-68.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,575	1,012	38.6	35.6-41.8	1,563	61.4	58.2-64.4
Piedmont	3,127	1,123	34.6	32.3-37.0	2,004	65.4	63.0-67.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,338

2,763

35.7

34.1-37.4

4,575

64.3

62.6-65.9

-Western NC

1,636

628

34.4

31.1-37.9

1,008

65.6

62.1-68.9

GENDER

Male

601

271

37.6

32.0-43.6

330

62.4

56.4-68.0

Female

1,035

357

31.4

27.7-35.4

678

68.6

64.6-72.3

RACE

White

1,514

584

34.2

30.9-37.6

930

65.8

62.4-69.1

African American

52.3

28.9-74.8

47.7

25.2-71.1

Other Minorities

23.8

8.2-52.1

76.2

47.9-91.8

AGE

18-24

. - .

25-34

. - .

35-44

342

17.4

12.1-24.4

279

82.6

75.6-87.9

45-54

378

118

30.3

23.3-38.3

260

69.7

61.7-76.7

55-64

350

141

36.1

29.4-43.4

209

63.9

56.6-70.6

65-74

339

189

54.4

47.1-61.6

150

45.6

38.4-52.9

75+

215

114

51.6

42.9-60.2

101

48.4

39.8-57.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

297

122

34.7

26.5-43.9

175

65.3

56.1-73.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

518

202

32.4

26.9-38.4

316

67.6

61.6-73.1

Some Post-H.S.

392

157

38.2

31.2-45.8

235

61.8

54.2-68.8

College Graduate

423

144

32.9

27.2-39.1

279

67.1

60.9-72.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

210

35.1

26.9-44.3

121

64.9

55.7-73.1

$15,000- 24,999

301

105

30.4

22.2-40.0

196

69.6

60.0-77.8

$25,000- 34,999

187

35.7

27.3-45.2

120

64.3

54.8-72.7

$35,000- 49,999

210

42.3

32.3-53.0

122

57.7

47.0-67.7

$50,000-74,999

164

29.3

21.5-38.4

109

70.7

61.6-78.5

$75,000+

180

28.2

20.3-37.9

122

71.8

62.1-79.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

361

139

37.8

32.4-43.5

222

62.2

56.5-67.6

Guilford

365

127

35.8

30.3-41.7

238

64.2

58.3-69.7

Mecklenburg

338

29.1

23.8-35.1

239

70.9

64.9-76.2

Orange

319

117

32.0

24.8-40.2

202

68.0

59.8-75.2

Wake

318

103

30.2

24.8-36.3

215

69.8

63.7-75.2

Chatham/Lee

327

126

37.6

30.8-44.8

201

62.4

55.2-69.2

Nash/Wilson

300

124

42.9

36.6-49.4

176

57.1

50.6-63.4

Craven/Pamlico

350

132

37.9

32.3-43.9

218

62.1

56.1-67.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

352

144

41.0

34.3-48.1

208

59.0

51.9-65.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

341

144

40.0

33.5-46.9

197

60.0

53.1-66.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

379

146

37.0

31.0-43.4

233

63.0

56.6-69.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

332

136

40.8

28.1-54.9

196

59.2

45.1-71.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

356

156

42.7

37.0-48.7

200

57.3

51.3-63.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

339

127

33.6

27.9-39.9

212

66.4

60.1-72.1

Northeast NC I

369

139

36.6

31.1-42.4

230

63.4

57.6-68.9

Northeast NC II

412

157

37.5

32.2-43.0

255

62.5

57.0-67.8

Northeastern Partnership

781

296

37.2

33.2-41.3

485

62.8

58.7-66.8

Mountain AHEC

1,055

399

35.4

31.5-39.5

656

64.6

60.5-68.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,575

1,012

38.6

35.6-41.8

1,563

61.4

58.2-64.4

Piedmont

3,127

1,123

34.6

32.3-37.0

2,004

65.4

63.0-67.7

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported being age 35 or older.

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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